List of Illustrations
xi
Introduction xv
Prologue 1(6)
PART ONE THE "REAL" CHARLIE CHAN
1 Sandalwood Mountains
7(15)
2 Canton
22(6)
3 Paniolo, the Hawaiian Cowboy
28(9)
4 The Wilders of Waikiki
37(7)
5 "Book 'em, Dannol"
44(10)
6 Chinatown
54(7)
7 The See Yup Man
61(7)
8 Desperadoes
68(5)
9 Double Murder
73(10)
PART TWO CHARLIE CHAN'S POP
10 The Other Canton
83(13)
11 Lampoon
96(6)
12 The Raconteur
102(6)
13 The House Without a Key
108(9)
PART THREE CHARLIE CHAN, THE CHINAMAN
14 The heathen Chinee
117(19)
15 Fu Manchu
136(10)
16 Charlie Chan, the Chinaman
146(15)
17 Kaimuki
161(10)
18 Pasadena
171(10)
19 A Meeting of East and West
181(8)
PART FOUR CHARLIE CHAN AT THE MOVIES
20 Hollywood's Chinoiserie
189(9)
21 Yelloface
198(7)
22 Between the Real and the Reel
205(6)
23 Rape in Paradise
211(19)
24 The Black Camel
230(8)
25 Racial Parables
238(9)
PART FIVE CHARLIE CHAN CARRIES ON
26 Charlie Chan in China
247(12)
27 Charlie Chan Soldiers On
259(9)
28 The Fu Manchurian Candidate
268(10)
29 Will the Real Charlie Chan Please Stand Up?
278(11)
Epilogue 289(10)
Appendix I A List of Charlie Chanisms 299(3)
Appendix II A List of Charlie Chan Films 302(3)
Acknowledgments 305(2)
Notes 307(22)
Selected Bibliography 329(8)
Index 337